Coronavirus in India
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The closure of zoo due to Corona brings relief for animals
New Delhi: Amid restrictions for visitors to the Zoo in Delhi due to the coronavirus pandemic spread, the animals are spending their lives in peace but there is no respite for…
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Russia seeks collaboration with India for producing COVID-19 vaccine: Sources
New Delhi: The Russian government has reached out to India seeking collaboration for manufacturing its COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V’ and conducting its phase 3 clinical trial here, sources said. According to…
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India to have coronavirus vaccine by 2020 end: Harsh Vardhan
New Delhi: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday that the country will have a vaccine against the deadly coronavirus by the end of the…
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35 more test COVID-19 positive in Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar: Thirty-five more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar on Thursday, taking the total number of active cases in the district to 343, officials said. A bank employee…
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Over 60,000 cases in a day for 1st time take India’s COVID-19 tally past 20 lakh
New Delhi: Registering over 60,000 cases in 24 hours for the first time, India’s COVID-19 tally galloped past 20 lakh on Friday, while the number of recoveries surged to 13.78 lakh,…
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COVID-19 tests in India cross 2-crore mark
New Delhi: India has carried out over two crore tests for detection of COVID-19 pursuant to the key strategy of “test aggressively, track efficiently and isolate and treat promptly”, the government…
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2/3rd wants strict lockdown in 49 high load districts: Survey
New Delhi: Worried over the rising number of cases, 69 per cent feel a stringent lockdown in 49 districts which have Indias 80 per cent caseload is needed to contain…
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Six more corona deaths, 616 new cases in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Six more persons died of COVID-19 in Odisha took its death toll due to the virus to 70, even as 616 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours…
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Priyanka slams UP government on increasing corona cases
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Monday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government over the ‘rising’ numbers of coronavirus cases in the state. She reeled out statistics to say that…
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Indian Railways places 55 COVID care isolation coaches at Patna
New Delhi: As many as 12,712 isolation beds have been provided in 828 COVID Care Coaches deployed at junctions in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar, out of which 12,581 are…
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BJP MLA attends party; Goa CM orders probe
Panaji: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said that he would enquire into two ‘parties’, one organised by a BJP MLA on Sunday (July 5), amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic during…
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Media during COVID times are facing new set of threats
Amir Ullah Khan and Nahia Hussain The role of the media in present times has been under serious criticism. Indian media, particularly the electronic media, has been seen as very…
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AIADMK MLA Sathan Prabhakar turns coronavirus positive
Chennai: Ruling AIADMK legislator N. Sathan Prabhakar representing the Paramakudi Assembly constituency has tested positive for Coronavirus, said an official. Prabhakar has been admitted for treatment at the government hospital…
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Indian prisons may turn into COVID-19 hotspots
Amir Ullah Khan and Nahia Hussain It was after a long struggle that Safoora Zargar got released from jail, on humanitarian grounds. As the pandemic rages on in India, Russia…
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COVID-19: India not in community transmission stage, says ICMR
New Delhi: India’s first sero-survey on COVID-19 spread has found that lockdown and containment measures were successful in preventing a rapid rise in infections, but a large proportion of the population…
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Health Ministry issues advisory for healthcare workers
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Friday issued guidelines on preventive measures, isolation and quarantine for healthcare workers deployed in COVID and non-COVID areas of hospitals. The ministry advised the…
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21 States lose Rs 97000 cr in April due to lockdown: Ind-Ra
New Delhi: The lockdown imposed to check the spread of COVID-19 disease is expected to unsettle earnings of most Indian states with collective revenue loss for 21 states for the month…
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The Virus of Hate Deadlier than Corona?
Uzair Ahmed Khan Oldies in town have no parallels to draw. Such times of lockdown have no equal in their remembrances, they say. Stressing their minds to the times during the Second…
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Aren’t filth columnists India’s fifth columnists?
Shafeeq R. Mahajir Fifth column: Clandestine subversive group which undermines larger group from within. Fifth columnists: Clandestine group of subversive agents secretly supporting and helping enemies of a country to undermine a…
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People light candles, diyas to mark fight against COVID-19
Coronavirus outbreak in India: Citizens of India stand in solidarity with those standing firm for us fighting the battle against Coronavirus. The whole nation geared up to fight against COVID-19…
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Xiaomi commits Rs 15 crore towards COVID-19 relief in India
New Delhi: Chinese handset maker Xiaomi on Tuesday announced that it will donate Rs 15 crore for the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in India. The company will donate Rs 10 crore…
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Discover collective national conscience to fight COVID-19
Shafeeq R. Mahajir Is there another type of virus other than Covid-19, that needs elimination? Well, I think there is. What? Several, actually. One, the attitude-virus of loafers who are…
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COVID-19 lockdown: Migrant crisis
Ghaziabad: Migrants board a crowded bus to their native village, during a nationwide lockdown imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Ghaziabad, Saturday, March 28, 2020. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)…
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Indian Railways turns coaches into isolation wards
New Delhi: The Indian Railways has converted train coaches into isolation wards to prepare for a fight against coronavirus pandemic. Moreover, the railways are ready to create three lakh patient…
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Ask Not What You Can Do for the Government…
PRABUDH SINGH A couple of days ago I had a conversation with an e-rickshaw puller. It was late at night and we were near a metro station, so assuming I…
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Measures taken to curb the spread of Coronavirus
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee covers her mouth with a piece of cloth during a press conference on coronavirus, at Nabanna (State Secretariat) in Kolkata, Friday, March 20,…
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Coronavirus cases rise to 258 in India: Health Ministry
New Delhi: Novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 258 on Saturday after 35 fresh cases were reported in various parts of the country, according to the Health Ministry. Among…
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How to kill the coronavirus; learn from Chinese expert
Hong Kong: A Chinese research scholar has revealed that coronavirus can be killed by exposing it to high temperatures. Dr. Dan Lee Dinke has shared a video that tells how to…
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84 positive cases of coronavirus in India: Health Ministry
New Delhi: In all 84 positive cases of coronavirus have been reported so far from across the country, Sanjeeva Kumar, Special Secretary, Union Health Ministry, said on Saturday. Talking to media…
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